ELEVEN GENERATIONS (EXPANDED) OF
MILFORD EDWARD BOWEN, JR.
GENERATION FIVE
JOHN BOWEN
BORN - 1696 in Chester, Pennsylvania, Gwynnedd Township;
DIED: May 09, 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia;
FATHER: Moses Bowen - born 1674 in
Carmarthin, Wales
MOTHER: Rebecca Reese (Rhys) - 1676 in Wales
SIBLINGS:
Unknown
MARRIED Lily McIlhaney 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania
She was born in 1709 in Ireland and died on April 1, 1780 in Washington County, Virginia.
CHILDREN:
1. Nancy Bowen - born about 1732 in Orange Co., Virginia; died 1803; married Archibald
Buchanan about 1751.
2. John Bowen (Jr) - born 1734 in Augusta, Virginia; died 1804 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
3. Agnes Bowen - born 1735 in Virginia - died 1803; married (1) James McFerran; married (2)
Archibald Buchanan.
4. Henry Bowen - born 1738 in Augusta, Virginia - died 1808 in Grainger City,
Tennessee - married (1) Ann Cunningham - married (2) Lily Smith.
5. Jane Bowen- born 1739 in Augusta, Virginia - married (1) Cunningham - married (2) Joseph
Looney (or Loring).
6. Rebecca Bowen - born Abt. 1740 in Augusta, Virginia - married ? Whitley.
7. Capt. Robert P Bowen, born 1740 in Augusta, Virginia - died August 25, 1817 in
Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee - married Mary Gillespie 1758.
8. Lt. Reese Bowen - born 1742 in Abingdon, Augusta County, Virginia - died October
07, 1780 in Battle at King's Mountain, North Carolina - married Louisa Margaret
Smith 1768.
9. Capt. William Bowen - born 1742 in Fincastle County, Virginia - died December 15,
1804 in Nashville, Tennessee; married Mary Henley Russell 1777.
10. Capt. Arthur Bowen - born January 17, 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia - died 1816 in
Washington County, Virginia - married Mary McMurray July 02, 1774.
11. Jean Bowen - born about 1746 in Augusta, Virginia.
12. Mary Bowen - born April 08, 1748 in Augusta County, Virginia - died 1820 in
Lincoln County, Tennessee - married William Alexander Porter, Jr. 1763 in Rockbridge, Virginia
13. Charles Bowen - born 1749 in Augusta, Virginia - died 1833 - married Nancy
Gillespie.
14. Benjamin Bowen - born in 1756 in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - married Mary Findley - died on November 5, 1836
in Pickens County, South Carolina - served in Revolutionary War
15. Moses Bowen - born 1758 in Augusta, Virginia - died about 1778 in Augusta, Virginia.
ELEVEN GENERATIONS (EXPANDED) OF
MILFORD EDWARD BOWEN, JR.
GENERATION FIVE
MILFORD EDWARD BOWEN, JR.
GENERATION FIVE
JOHN BOWEN
BORN - 1696 in Chester, Pennsylvania, Gwynnedd Township;
FATHER: Moses Bowen - born 1674 in
Carmarthin, Wales
SIBLINGS:
DIED: May 09, 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia;
MOTHER: Rebecca Reese (Rhys) - 1676 in Wales
Unknown
MARRIED Lily McIlhaney 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania She was born in 1709 in Ireland and died on April 1, 1780 in Washington County, Virginia.
CHILDREN:
1. Nancy Bowen - born about 1732 in Orange Co., Virginia; died 1803; married Archibald
Buchanan about 1751.
2. John Bowen (Jr) - born 1734 in Augusta, Virginia; died 1804 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
3. Agnes Bowen - born 1735 in Virginia - died 1803; married (1) James McFerran; married (2)
Archibald Buchanan.
4. Henry Bowen - born 1738 in Augusta, Virginia - died 1808 in Grainger City,
Tennessee - married (1) Ann Cunningham - married (2) Lily Smith.
5. Jane Bowen- born 1739 in Augusta, Virginia - married (1) Cunningham - married (2) Joseph
Looney (or Loring).
6. Rebecca Bowen - born Abt. 1740 in Augusta, Virginia - married ? Whitley.
7. Capt. Robert P Bowen, born 1740 in Augusta, Virginia - died August 25, 1817 in
Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee - married Mary Gillespie 1758.
8. Lt. Reese Bowen - born 1742 in Abingdon, Augusta County, Virginia - died October
07, 1780 in Battle at King's Mountain, North Carolina - married Louisa Margaret
Smith 1768.
9. Capt. William Bowen - born 1742 in Fincastle County, Virginia - died December 15,
1804 in Nashville, Tennessee; married Mary Henley Russell 1777.
10. Capt. Arthur Bowen - born January 17, 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia - died 1816 in
Washington County, Virginia - married Mary McMurray July 02, 1774.
11. Jean Bowen - born about 1746 in Augusta, Virginia.
12. Mary Bowen - born April 08, 1748 in Augusta County, Virginia - died 1820 in
Lincoln County, Tennessee - married William Alexander Porter, Jr. 1763 in Rockbridge, Virginia
13. Charles Bowen - born 1749 in Augusta, Virginia - died 1833 - married Nancy
Gillespie.
14. Benjamin Bowen - born in 1756 in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - married Mary Findley - died on November 5, 1836
in Pickens County, South Carolina - served in Revolutionary War
15. Moses Bowen - born 1758 in Augusta, Virginia - died about 1778 in Augusta, Virginia.